Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
The kids are amazing, growing, and getting bigger so fast. Both are turning into such great little people but I am bias. Tae Kwon Do is going great. By to the orange belt and hello to the yellow belt. The kids did their forms all on their own, it was amazing.
Nikki is a tough little girl….she was the only girl in Tae Kwon Do one day and she held her own. She was determined to out run a boy and she did it. And watching Justin be so nice to the new shy guy just did my heart good. I love the pic of the kiddos with their new yellow belts.
We have implemented a chore chart. The kids are wanting to buy things themselves. Justin bought a new Sonic game for the Wii and Nikki bought a pogo stick with her money. So the kids do simple chores, setting the table, taking out the trash, help cook dinner, vacuum and we pay $2.00 a week. It is still so new so they are wanting to do all their chores. I am sure it won’t last long.
Besides that we have just been busy playing. Spring soccer has started. Just call me Coach Melissa. I am coaching Nikki’s team, no one was stepping up so I decided to do it. This age is so fun but 7 girls can sometimes be challenging. Our team is the Hot Tamales. Luckily Justin practices on the field next to us so I can see him and I will be able to see him play all his games.
I took a photography class with a photographer I was excited to learn from. I learned a lot and have a new love for my camera. I have just been practicing lighting but have gotten a few good shots of the kiddos playing.
The other day before school I took Justin to get a donut and Nikki to get a bagel. It was a little crazy but I am trying to treasure these little moments as they are growing up way too fast. I feel like the luckiest mom as the kids have truly given me more joy than I ever imagined. I have an amazing husband too….life jst doesn’t get much better than this.